Activity 1: Recite the Book Information
- Recite the name of the author, the title of the book, and the title of the chapter.
Activity 2: Narrate the Story
- Narrate the events aloud in your own words.
Activity 3: Study the Story Picture(s)
- Study the story picture(s) and verbally describe the relation to the story.
Activity 4: Map the Story
- In the story, Jim wanders across a swampy area.
- Zoom in to find the swamp from the chapter on the treasure map.
- Trace Jim's path from the channel between Skeleton Island and the main island to the swamp.
Activity 5: Act Out a Passage
Practice acting out the following passage, with drama and feeling.
- In heaven's name, tell me, what was that? (The honest sailor, Tom, hearing Alan's death cry
- That? Oh, I reckon that'll be Alan. (Silver, smiling warily)
- If I die like a dog, I'll die in my dooty. You've killed Alan, have you? Kill me too, if you can. (Alan)
Activity 6: Complete Written Narration
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 43 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 7: Complete Copywork and Dictation
- Click the crayon above, and complete pages 43-44 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 8: Color the Image
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 44 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 9: Answer Written Review Questions
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 45 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'